hamshackle
Verb
- To tie (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the forelegs.
- To bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
Origin / Etymology
From ham + shackle.
Synonyms
behedge, bind, bury, chasten, check, contain, cork, curb, curtail, dampen, guard, hamshackle, hold back, hold down, limit, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, stop, straiten, subdue, suppress, throttle, underbring, vanquish, withhold, withstrain
Scrabble Score: 24
hamshackle: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionaryhamshackle: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
hamshackle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary